abortifacient
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9.9
- noun
- /əˌbɔːrtɪˈfeɪʃənt/
- Specialized
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abortivo
- Such women were also credited with knowledge of other medicines, including abortifacients and preparations meant to protect healthy babies and treat ailing ones.
- contraceptives and abortifacients
Examples
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You can live without abortifacients.
Blog text (24) -
Women in the US are not prevented in any way from getting contraception, including abortifacients.
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The unauthorized use of misoprostol as an abortifacient is widespread in some countries, including Brazil.
Academic text (1992) -
Militant anti-choicers consider morning-after pills to be abortifacients because they don't allow the fertilized egg to implant in the uterus.
Academic text (2000) -
Many women seek information about the safety and effectiveness of abortifacients before making a decision.
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In some regions, access to abortifacients is limited, which poses challenges for women's health rights.
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The discussion around abortifacients often involves ethical considerations about reproductive healthcare.
Synonyms
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4.9
A drug taken to end an early pregnancy without surgery
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6.5
A drug that ends a pregnancy by causing the body to remove the unborn baby
A drug that makes a pregnancy end before birth
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Abortifacient comes from two Latin parts: abort- meaning 'to miscarry' and -facient meaning 'to make', a bit like the 'make' in factory. So an abortifacient is something that 'makes' a miscarriage, a drug or substance that causes abortion.